imagination
4 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
imaginations
plural
imaginations
Britannica Dictionary definition of IMAGINATION
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a
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the ability to imagine things that are not real
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the ability to form a picture in your mind of something that you have not seen or experienced
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You can find a solution if you use a little imagination.
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His plans to build a new stadium are the product of pure imagination. [=they are not based on reality; they are not likely to happen]
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children with vivid/fertile/overactive imaginations
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The author does not tell us what happens to the characters. We have to use our imagination.
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He insists that these dangers are real and not just a figment of his imagination. [=something that he has imagined]
b
[noncount]
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the ability to think of new things
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Her painting shows a great deal of imagination. [=creativity]
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He's a competent writer, but he lacks imagination.
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He has no imagination.
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something that only exists or happens in your mind
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Is it just my imagination, or is it getting warm in here?
by any/no stretch of the imagination
capture/catch someone's imagination
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to make someone very interested or excited
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Her books have captured the imaginations of children from around the world.
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The story caught the public imagination. [=the public became very interested in the story]
leave (something) to the imagination
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to not show or describe all of the parts or details of (something)
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Try to leave something to the imagination.
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The movie's sex scenes leave nothing to the imagination. [=they show everything]
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His explicit description of the crime scene left little to the imagination.
